In fact, in my opinion, the "drinking water quality" in Malta is insufficient. According to the authorities, the water is drinkable without boiling and many Maltese do the same, but it has been proven that the bladder cancer rate in Malta is increased by the contaminated water.
What many Maltese now use is a reverse osmosis system, I have one of those and we use it to filter the water before we use it to make tea or coffee or to cook potatoes.
Otherwise, you have to know that the water on Malta has an extremely high PH value, i.e. it absolutely does not correspond to the PH value of the skin and thus skin irritations are pre-programmed for sensitive people, if you shower or bathe for a long time.
In addition, there is a very high chlorine content in the water - but this is also necessary, because in Malta water tanks are required by law.
Usually these tanks are located on top of the roof and with the strong sunlight bacteria would form in the warm water, which can make you seriously ill. Therefore, there must be a small amount of chlorine in the water.
Every household must keep 500 liters of water as a minimum reserve, so that in case of a temporary water shortage, one is still able to supply oneself or use the toilet for one or two days.
Unfortunately, the water that flows from the Water Services Corporation directly into the water tank is usually also contaminated with small stones and sand. These small stones end up in the tank and are then distributed into the water pipes in the house / apartment.
If you take off the strainer at the faucet, or remove the shower head, you will usually find deposits of these sediments.
Of course, these small stones also affect the life of seals and also, for example, cisterns, i.e. many of these cisterns no longer close properly because crumbs hang between the seals.
After moving in, I flushed every pipe in my apartment and built a 6-fold water filter in front of the tank.
This means that the water that comes from the waterworks is cleaned of sediments, lime is removed and chlorine is drawn out of the water via activated carbon.
This is what the filter system looks like:
A lot of work, just to have clean drinking water or shower water... but meanwhile this has become a hobby of mine to deal with it .
omg that would already be for me the best reason not to move to malta but very well explained and really a lot of effort. unimaginable here in Germany! have you drunk in DE because tap water?
Drink and cook also with tap water and filtered for coffee / tea because of the lime. But also buy mineral water from time to time, but rather sporadically. And only in glass bottles then.
roccoammo11 wrote on 20.03.2023 at 08:32 clock: omg that would already be for me the best reason not to move to malta but very well explained and really a lot of effort. unimaginable here in Germany! have you drunk in DE because tap water?
And most likely the only reason not to want to live there 😜😅
I also drink tap water from the Sodastream.
It's really unimaginable that we only have to turn on the tap or go to the supermarket. There are then 30 types of water, 30 types of soda pop and cola, specially designed sugar puree for the kids, 20 juices, 20 spritzers, etc... And I haven't even been to the beer yet... 😅
And elsewhere people have to walk miles to the well to provide for their family...
But on the other hand, we have to deal with other problems... For example, the 5-second rule or missing autoplay...
Stromberg wrote on 20.03.2023 at 09:30: Also drink tap water from the Sodastream.
Is really unimaginable actually, that we only have to turn on the tap or drive to the super market. There are then 30 types of water, 30 types of lemonade and cola, specially designed sugar puree for the kids, 20 juices, 20 spritzers, etc... And then I have not even been to the beer... 😅
And elsewhere people have to walk miles to the well to provide for their family...
But on the other hand, we have to deal with other problems... For example, the 5-second rule or missing autoplay...
In my case, unfortunately, the tap water is not drinkable. This is probably due to the old pipes in our old building. Therefore, always water from the bottle.
roccoammo11 wrote on 20.03.2023 at 08:32 clock: omg that would already be for me the best reason not to move to malta but very well explained and really a lot of effort. unimaginable here in Germany! have you drunk in DE because tap water?
Always - yes, I lived in Berlin and the Berlin water was just always good.
But as I said, with a water filter system, it can be endured in Malta - otherwise there is also (if you have a house), the possibility to install a water treatment system in the basement - then you can shower with Evian ...
Until then, it does the water filter system on the roof of the apartment building in which I live
There is a cool video of Alex in Malta, you can have a look if you are interested in Malta:
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What many Maltese now use is a reverse osmosis system, I have one of those and we use it to filter the water before we use it to make tea or coffee or to cook potatoes.
Otherwise, you have to know that the water on Malta has an extremely high PH value, i.e. it absolutely does not correspond to the PH value of the skin and thus skin irritations are pre-programmed for sensitive people, if you shower or bathe for a long time.
In addition, there is a very high chlorine content in the water - but this is also necessary, because in Malta water tanks are required by law.
Usually these tanks are located on top of the roof and with the strong sunlight bacteria would form in the warm water, which can make you seriously ill. Therefore, there must be a small amount of chlorine in the water.
Every household must keep 500 liters of water as a minimum reserve, so that in case of a temporary water shortage, one is still able to supply oneself or use the toilet for one or two days.
Unfortunately, the water that flows from the Water Services Corporation directly into the water tank is usually also contaminated with small stones and sand. These small stones end up in the tank and are then distributed into the water pipes in the house / apartment.
If you take off the strainer at the faucet, or remove the shower head, you will usually find deposits of these sediments.
Of course, these small stones also affect the life of seals and also, for example, cisterns, i.e. many of these cisterns no longer close properly because crumbs hang between the seals.
After moving in, I flushed every pipe in my apartment and built a 6-fold water filter in front of the tank.
This means that the water that comes from the waterworks is cleaned of sediments, lime is removed and chlorine is drawn out of the water via activated carbon.
This is what the filter system looks like:
A lot of work, just to have clean drinking water or shower water... but meanwhile this has become a hobby of mine to deal with it .
Oh - and I still drink only bottled water
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And most likely the only reason not to want to live there 😜😅
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It's really unimaginable that we only have to turn on the tap or go to the supermarket. There are then 30 types of water, 30 types of soda pop and cola, specially designed sugar puree for the kids, 20 juices, 20 spritzers, etc... And I haven't even been to the beer yet... 😅
And elsewhere people have to walk miles to the well to provide for their family...
But on the other hand, we have to deal with other problems... For example, the 5-second rule or missing autoplay...
So everyone has to carry their own baggage.
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hahahaha
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Always - yes, I lived in Berlin and the Berlin water was just always good.
This is not only due to the several times daily check, but also to the existing "Berlin Urstromtal", which dates back to the ice age.
https://klassewasser.de/content/language1/html/6263.php
But as I said, with a water filter system, it can be endured in Malta - otherwise there is also (if you have a house), the possibility to install a water treatment system in the basement - then you can shower with Evian ...
Until then, it does the water filter system on the roof of the apartment building in which I live
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More examples of these problems:
I was just showering, and then came with the fresh socks on the wet tiles *scream*
I was just shopping, the customer in front of me was the 1000000th visitor, and got a gift basket [emj_15
OMG only 5% battery left on the smartphone, and I'm still on the road too!
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That's really bad, especially if you then have to take public transport without a cell phone battery and have to do without music
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